It's So Easy To See Now

First, Happy Spring! Spring is wonderful! Now, onto the stuff...

Maybe even up to a few years ago, ok maybe 10 years ago, I'd have been a bit doubtful in believing that politicians and their like, including the media, manipulate things so very overtly. But not anymore.

Just a few days ago the Dems were supposedly gonna fight back hard against Trump's budget stuff. And the Dems in the House of Representatives did. And the Senators were gonna too, and Schumer was all into it. And then... what happened? Schumer and a few others, like Fetterman!, caved. Of course. (I have to admit, I like Hartmann's term for Trump - the 'Mango Mussolini'. Hah!)

Good cartoon by Adam Zyglis from Cagle Cartoons

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Going grocery shopping this morning, so will be AFK for a short period of time. But go ahead and start without me.

Democrazy?

In plain view is the insanity of western (so called) democracies. Romania leads the way. First they cancel elections cause "far right' Georgescu was called to win. Now they charge, arrest, and eliminate him from running...The most popular candidate. Then consider the side lining of the first and second most popular elected parties in Austria, Germany, France, and others. Then there's Canada, now appointing a UK central banker as PM while playing against the Trump rhetoric as an election looms. Here in the US we call for free speech as pro-Palestinian speech is suppressed. The EU is a joke to my mind with an appointed board controlling elected national leaders. My question is: what democracy are you talking about?

Afternoon folks!

Here it comes, there are some blues for you - starting off with albums from harmonica player Little Sonny and Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers. Following that we've got some r&b albums from Curtis Mayfield followed by some serious old-school r&b from Joe Liggins and his Honeydrippers. Then we have a nice acoustic blues album from Jesse Fuller and after that it's off to blues rock with albums from Band member Levon Helm and brit blues band Chicken Shack. Then we move into the diversity department with an album of ska from The Selecter and an album of british folk/rock from the Oyster Band.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!